In 1971, one of my professors spoke of the North Dakota quota.
He suggested I apply to Harvard; at that time there was not a single student in any Ph.D program from N.D. There were some in the law school and medical school but none in the graduate school. I went to the University of Chicago; they accepted students from the Dakotas.
About the same time, Yale College admitted the first woman into their college who was from Montana!
I would not have had any trouble getting into Harvard Graduate School Of Arts and Sciences way back when, because of my undergraduate record, and because I had been awarded a free-ride-plus National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship!!!! My GRE scores were mere icing on the cake!
Getting into my undergrad school (MIT) was a different story. I needed the Arizona quota!!!!
Both MIT and Harvard will be appointing new Presidents in the next two years. Alumni who do NOT want woke Presidents need to take an active role in the selection process—for what it is worth. I’ve already done my part for MIT. Harvard will be coming up in due course!